
Songs for safety and speaking up
Tricky People
Tricky people are spotted by what they do, not how they look. This song teaches kids to stay put when someone they don't know says "come with me" or asks for help, to ask for the family code word, to scream and fight if grabbed, and to tell a safe grown-up.
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What this song explores
Recognizing unsafe behavior, not judging appearances
Staying put and checking the family code word
Calling for help and telling a safe grown-up
Read the full lyrics
Tricky people are not safe
They like to pretend
But their pretend is not so fun
There's danger at the end
If someone that I do not know
Says "let's go, come with me"
I stay right here, I do not go
I tell a safe grown-up I see
Tricky people, tricky people
You cannot trick me
If you try to trick me
I will scream so safe grown-ups can see
If a stranger says "come help me"
Stop and do not go
Safe grown-ups don't ask kids for help
It's a tricky trick, I know
Tricky people, tricky people
You cannot trick me
If you try to trick me
I will scream so safe grown-ups can see
If a tricky person grabs me
They will not have their way
I'll scream and drop right to the ground
And fight to get away
Tricky people, tricky people
You cannot trick me
If you try to trick me
I will scream so safe grown-ups can see
If a person says "your mom
Sent me to get you"
I'll ask them for the code word
To find out if it's true
Tricky people, tricky people
You cannot trick me
If you try to trick me
I will scream so safe grown-ups can see
A tricky person might be new
Or someone I already knew
It's not their face, it's what they do
So I tell my grown-up, that's the rule!
Tricky people, tricky people
You cannot trick me
If you try to trick me
I will scream so safe grown-ups can see
You cannot trick, I stop and think
You cannot trick, I stop and think
You cannot trick, I stop and think
Then tell my grown-up, real quick
The people behind the song
- Music and lyrics
- Lida Mankovski
- Singing & vocals
- Cara Onofrio
- Co-producers
- Lida Mankovski & Cara Onofrio
- Executive producer
- Lida Mankovski
Parent and teacher resources
Simple ways to talk about the ideas in this song.
- How to help a child practice telling a trusted adult
- Teaching personal boundaries through music and everyday practice


